On Saturday 7th September, Laureate for Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry will visit Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy, Co. Derry for a reading and Q & A. For further information and tickets click here.

Annual Lecture – Save the Date

On Sunday 6th October, Laureate for Irish Fiction Sebastian Barry will deliver his second annual lecture at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. Tickets will be released and available through Eventbrite from September 6th.

Sebastian Barry is the second Laureate for Irish Fiction and was awarded the honour by the Arts Council in early 2018. The Laureate for Irish Fiction promotes Irish literature nationally and internationally and encourage the public to engage with high quality Irish fiction. The Laureate for Irish Fiction has been developed by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and is supported by University College Dublin (UCD) and New York University (NYU).